NASCAR O'Reilly Series

Martin and crew of the no.44 ORACLE Lighting Toyota Camry had high hopes entering the Kansas Lottery 300 event. However, colder temperatures, lack of grip in the track, and a loose handling car spelled disaster for Martin's much anticipated return to Kansas.

Mike Bliss, driver of the No. 19 TriStar Motorsports Toyota Camry, will make career start No. 28 for Friday night's 32nd Annual Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Charlotte has been a career best track for Bliss, who has picked up two NASCAR Nationwide Series wins, the first in 2004 and his last in 2009 after fuel strategy put him in front for a rain shortened race.

John Smeltzer, a crew member in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s Substance Abuse Policy.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) has home field advantage this weekend as they return to the hub of NASCAR, Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. The mile-and-a-half track is a favorite stop on the circuit for drivers and crew members, who often get to share the experience with their families and friends.

Leavine Family Racing (LFR) will make its NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) debut on Friday, Oct. 11 in the Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Reed Sorenson, who will drive the No. 95 Ford Mustang at the 1.5-mile speedway in Concord, N.C.

Johanna Long and the No. 70 Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet team roll into Charlotte Motor Speedway for the second time this season for the Dollar General 300. The ML Motorsports team will take chassis No. 61, last run at Chicagoland Speedway where the team finished 26th.

James Buescher and his Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) team will make the short trek over to Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) for their second consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start. Regrouped from last week, Buescher looks to continue his success at the 1.5-mile oval. The last time Buescher competed in a NNS car at CMS, he made his way up from a mid-pack starting spot to earn a top-10 finish.

Coming Home...The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) will make its second and final trip of the 2013 season to Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) this weekend for the Dollar General 300. Nelson Piquet Jr. will make his second career NNS start at the 1.5-mile oval on Friday night, having previously finished 16th in the first race of the 2013 season held at CMS in May.

Elliott Sadler and the No. 11 OneMain Financial prepare for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. With 13 Nationwide Series starts at the track, Sadler has one pole award, four top-five and five top-10 finishes. He also has NASCAR Sprint Cup Series experience at Charlotte with 25 starts, one pole award, one top-five and three top-10 finishes, as well as 196 laps led. He made one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start in 2010, where he started fourth, finished fifth and led 31 laps.

Richard Childress Racing has hired veteran Nick Harrison to crew chief the team's No. 33 Chevrolet entry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.